Coastal Notes

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  • A Little Time Away

    My that was a truly lovely holiday season. I’d be counting my blessings, but, truly, I can’t count that high. The gouache above is a “picture in my head” from our 5 days in the Alaskan Interior in early November. We went chasing the Northern Lights with dear friends. We failed, but we had the Read more

  • A Moral Dilemma

    When I was in grammar school, I was bullied by the “big kid” in class.  As I recall it, this bullying was very specific — he wanted my lunch and he got it.  Now, mind you, I usually had pretty great lunches: Homemade sandwiches, homemade baked goods and from time to time, fresh lobster rolls Read more

  • Coming Home, Again

    We’ve spent the past two evenings warmly wrapped in joy (and excellent food and drink!) as invitees to the 3 day marriage festival of our good friends’ only child. She is marrying into a family from abroad, and the large cohort of friends and family from both sides are diverse and far flung. This reminds Read more

  • CATCHING UP

    [Ed Note: I have been informed my previous posts may be housing GSP errors (grammar, spelling, punctuation). *sigh* no doubt. I will endeavor to review and correct, but the point of my exercise is more creative than editorial, and so no promises are made. Thank you as always for your correspondence.] [Photo by me: Shinkai Read more